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Isaiah 46:4-6
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4 Even when you are old, I will take care of you,[a]
even when you have gray hair, I will carry you.
I made you and I will support you;
I will carry you and rescue you.[b]
5 To whom can you compare and liken me?
Tell me whom you think I resemble, so we can be compared!
6 Those who empty out gold from a purse
and weigh out silver on the scale[c]
hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god.
They then bow down and worship it.

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  1. Isaiah 46:4 tn Heb “until old age, I am he” (NRSV similar); NLT “I will be your God throughout your lifetime.”
  2. Isaiah 46:4 sn Unlike the weary idol gods, whose images must be carried by animals, the Lord carries his weary people.
  3. Isaiah 46:6 tn Heb “the reed,” probably referring to the beam of a scales. See BDB 889 s.v. קָנֶה 4.c.
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Isaiah 46:4-6
New International Version

4 Even to your old age and gray hairs(A)
    I am he,(B) I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
    I will sustain(C) you and I will rescue you.

5 “With whom will you compare me or count me equal?
    To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?(D)
6 Some pour out gold from their bags
    and weigh out silver on the scales;
they hire a goldsmith(E) to make it into a god,
    and they bow down and worship it.(F)

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